At this moment, she was like a madwoman, completely overwhelmed by excitement and she actually said, "Consort Nian is shameless and has committed adultery with others, endangering the country. Guards, take Consort Nian and that wicked child away and beat them to death with sticks."
However, no one dared to go up, since the Empress and the Emperor were present, and they would not obey Consort Li's orders.
At this moment, Yi Rou slowly walked up to her and slapped her hard across the face. "Since when did it become your place as a lowly concubine to rule the harem? Do you really think the Emperor and I aren't around?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down." Consort Li was dazed from the beating, but quickly regained her senses and begged for forgiveness, "I didn't mean it, I was just too angry, that's why I lost my composure..."
"Alright, enough with the nonsense." Yi Rou snorted coldly. "As for Consort Nian, the Emperor and I will make a decisive decision. You have no right to overstep your bounds."
"Yes, Your Highness knows you were wrong!" Consort Li dared not say another word, and could only lower her head, her face full of grievance and regret.
The hall was quiet, and everyone watched Yinzhen cautiously, awaiting his decree.
"Hahaha…"
Suddenly, Nian Yuyao laughed, breaking the silence in the hall.
Consort Li and Songyin thought it was a helpless smile, but little did they know that the other party was genuinely happy because the system reminded them that the Empress Dowager had arrived.
Soon the Empress Dowager led a large group of people in.
Seeing this, Consort Li was even happier. She had been worried that Yinzhen, who loved Nian Yuyao deeply, would let her go, but now that the Empress Dowager had arrived, she could put her worries aside.
"Greetings to the Empress Dowager."
Everyone quickly bowed in greeting.
Cheng Bi is still the same Cheng Bi from back then; although her temples are gray, her charm remains unchanged.
She glanced at everyone and said calmly, "Get up, all of you."
Her tone was flat and emotionless.
Yinzhen and she were exactly alike in temperament.
"Your Majesty, you've come at the perfect time. Nian Yuyao is so indecent..." Song Yin, afraid that Cheng Bi was unaware, immediately blurted it out.
But Cheng Bi ignored her and went straight to Nian Yuyao's side. "Nian Consort, how can I possibly say anything to you? What kind of mother are you? Leaving Fu Pei here with me while you go to find the Emperor?"
One second ago, Song Yin and Consort Li were smug, but the next second their faces froze!
"What?"
The two women spoke in unison, their voices sharp and piercing, as if they had suffered a great blow!
Song Yin stared wide-eyed at Nian Yuyao in disbelief.
Consort Li was the same; her entire face turned a liverish color.
"How could this be? How could this be?"
"How could it be impossible? Do you think I wouldn't recognize my own grandson?"
After saying this, Cheng Bi called Jun Si, who was outside, to come in and placed the swaddled baby in Nian Yuyao's hands.
Seeing this, Yi Rou breathed a sigh of relief and looked forward to the next good show.
“Nian Yuyao, you…” Song Yin pointed angrily at Nian Yuyao, looking furious and wanting to tear her apart.
However, Nian Yuyao seemed not to hear, looking down at her son and teasing the baby in her arms, saying, "Fupei, Fupei, did you have fun at Grandmother's place?"
A slight smile played on her lips. After Yi Rou left, she didn't linger for a moment. She went to Cining Palace first, leaving Cheng Bi to look after Fu Pei for the time being, and then went to Yangxin Hall to watch the excitement with Yinzhen.
"Hehehe..." Fu Pei laughed, seemingly in response that he was having a lot of fun.
"What...what's going on? Whose child was that in the blood test?" Consort Li began to panic, feeling somewhat at a loss.
Nian Yuyao placed Fu Pei back into Jun Si's arms and said with a smile, "Does Consort Li really want to know who the child whose blood is intertwined with Lord Li's is?"
"I...don't want to know." She had already figured something out, and her eyes darted away.
Nian Yuyao didn't answer himself, but instead clapped his hands. A moment later, a beautiful woman wearing a dark long dress walked in.
"How could it be you!" Consort Li looked at the woman in surprise, unable to believe it. "You...how could you enter the palace?"
It turned out that this woman was Consort Li's aunt, and also one of Consort Li's father's concubines. She and Consort Li's mother were at odds.
"Why can't I enter the palace? This is an honor bestowed upon me by the invitation of Consort Nian," Aunt Xiao said smugly. She was dressed up for the day, and although her makeup was exquisite, it couldn't hide her aging face.
Seeing Consort Li's pale and flushed face, Nian Yuyao couldn't help but chuckle. In order to create conflict, she said, "Aunt Xiao, did Consort Li tell the Emperor that your child was born to Lord Li Wei?"
"What?" Aunt Xiao couldn't help but curse as soon as she heard this. "What utter nonsense! I don't even know who Li Wei is. How can I have a child with him?"
She was genuinely unaware that one of the people standing in the crowd was Li Wei.
After she finished speaking, she glared fiercely at Consort Li.
Seeing this, Nian Yuyao added fuel to the fire, saying, "But she said that this bowl of water proves that your son is related to Li Wei by blood."
Aunt Xiao looked in the direction Nian Yuyao was pointing, and was immediately stunned, then sneered: "Was this water brought by Consort Li?"
"To be fair, the water was brought by Consort Li," Nian Yuyao chimed in.
This was a fact, and Consort Li had no way to deny it. In her panic, she had twisted her handkerchief into a pretzel.
"Hehe!" Aunt Xiao sneered, "She's just like her mother, even using the same tricks. It's true that if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too."
"Shut up! This is the palace, it's not your place to speak!" At the mention of her mother, Consort Li could no longer hold back and burst into a tirade.
"What's wrong? This isn't the first time Consort Li has done something disgusting. Why are you still trying to cover it up?" Aunt Xiao looked Consort Li up and down with disdain, her tone sarcastic.
"You shameless woman..." Consort Li was furious and raised her hand to slap Aunt Xiao.
Aunt Xiao was not about to let her get away with it. She reached out and grabbed Consort Li's wrist, then pushed her hard, causing Consort Li to fall to the ground.
"Ouch...that hurts..."
Consort Li cried out in pain, clutching her buttocks and gasping for breath.
"How dare you! You dare to hurt me! I am the Emperor's concubine. Even my father has to bow to me. Who do you think you are?" Consort Li said angrily, pointing at Aunt Xiao.
Aunt Xiao snorted coldly and said disdainfully, "You shameless woman, you actually dared to hit me? What do you think you are? Bah!"
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